Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 531
Unborn Infants Dignity Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE UNBORN INFANTS DIGNITY ACT; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; TO REQUIRE THE RELEASE OF CERTAIN REMAINS TO THE MOTHER UPON REQUEST; TO REQUIRE A MOTHER OR HER AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN REMAINS; TO PROVIDE FOR FETAL DEATH CERTIFICATES; TO PROHIBIT THE BUYING, SELLING AND EXPERIMENTATION ON UNBORN INFANTS OR BODILY REMAINS RESULTING FROM ABORTION; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE CIVIL REMEDIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-25-29, 41-39-1 AND 41-39-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives